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CAFE and You, Part 2 – Does CAFE Work?

This second part of a 3-part series on the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard and how it affects American automotive, for good or ill, examines whether the regulations themselves are working as advertised. In government, failure is always an option.
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By: Aaron Turpen

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Mitsubishi celebrating its customers at MOD 2012 tomorrow

Saturday, July 14th is Mitsubishi Owners Day (MOD) with celebrations and events happening all day, free to the public. Several production and prototype vehicles will be on display. Awards to attendees will include a hi-def, big screen television, race driving school tickets, and much more.
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By: Aaron Turpen

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Picking your Lexus from two new 2013 ES models

Occasionally as auto writers, we have the opportunity to drive both traditional internal combustion engine and hybrid electric variants of the same model, allowing a comparison of the virtues and vices of either mode as it applies to driver’s needs.
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By: Don Bain

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GE and PayPal building electric car charging station network

Ignoring the existing electric car charging payments processing network ChargePoint, GE makes an agreement with PayPal to provide payment processing for the company's WattStation electric car charging stations.
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By: David Herron

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DeTomaso boss Rossignolo arrested in probe for $9.2 million in public funds

Just days after it was announced that the current incarnation of the DeTomaso brand had declared bankruptcy, reports have come out of Italy today that DeTomaso chairman Gian Mario Rossignolo and two other chief executives from DeTomaso have been arrested to determine whether the three misused $9.2 million dollars in public funding.
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By: Patrick Rall

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The 2013 SRT Viper caught track testing - with video

Yesterday after, the DriveSRT Facebook page posted a picture of a 2013 SRT Viper sitting under a canopy at what looks to be a race track and today, thanks to a reader from Car and Driver – we have video footage of the new Viper GTS tearing around Gingerman Raceway in Michigan.
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By: Patrick Rall

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China to build largest electric car and smart grid deployment ever in Hangzhou

China is aggressively developing clean energy technologies, electric vehicles, and the necessary supporting infrastructure, as demonstrated by a large electric car leasing and smart grid project in Hangzhou.
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By: David Herron

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